Pumping unit.



G, D. LOUD.

PUMPING UNIT.

'.APPLlCATl0N FILED MAY 29, 1914.

1,171,797. I Patented Feb. 15,1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrioa.

GEORGED. LOUD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PUMPING UNIT.

2 Application filed May 29, 1914. Serial No. 841,725.

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

1 The present invention relates to pumping units and more particularlyto portable pumping units which are employed by contractors fortemporary use in various places. This type of pumping unit usuallyconsists essentially of a self-contained gasolene motor operativelyconnected with a pump of the diaphragm type. It is desirable to providemeans for conveniently supporting the pumping unit wherever it is to beoperated and to easily separate'the motor and pump for use in differentplaces; or inorder to facilitate their removal from one place toanother.

With this end in view the object of the present invention is to provideaseparable base for a pumping unit of this type which enables the unitas a whole, or the component parts thereof to be easily transported fromone place to another, and further serves to position the motor and pumpin operative relation to one another when the two are operativelyconnected as a single unit.

With this object in view one feature of the invention consists of aseparable base for the pumping unit having supporting members whichtelescope one within the other to aline the motor and pump whenoperatively connected, and arranged as handles to provide for theconvenient transportation of the pumping unit or the motor and pumpseparately when desired.

A further feature of the invention consists in certain novel featuresofconstruction, combinations and arrangements ofparts hereinafterdescribed and claimed, the advantages of which will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred form of theinvention; Figure 1 represents a plan view of the base with the twoportions separated from one another; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

3 is a side elevation of the drawings,

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jbasewith the two members connected in op v erative. relation to oneanother; and Fig.

motor and pump mounted thereon and operatlvely connected.

In the; illustrated embodiment of the invention the base consistsessentially. oftwo parts indicated at land 2 and serving respectively'to' support a pump 3 and motor 4'. The portion 1 of the baseis.providedwith parallelsupporting members 6 which are arranged totelescope within parallel supporting members 7 in the portion 2 of the vi base. It. will be noted from an inspection of the drawingsthat thesupporting members 7 are tubular and have an internal bore isufliciently large to receive the members 6 there n to provide for theproper alinement and positioning of'the two portions of the base whenthe pumping unit is assembled. The portion 1 of the base consistspreferably of aplurality of. pump supporting brackets 9 secured tolongitudinal rods 8 and. transverse rods 10 to form a substan- V The1011- gitudinal rods 8 are hollowand receive the tially rectangular.skeleton frame.

supporting members 6, as shown in the theniembers 6 projecting beyondthe frame at both ends to form handles.

The part 2 of the base is provided with.

corner brackets 12 which are connected by a transverse support 14 andmotor supporting brackets 15 which are connected by a transverse rod 17.The transverse support 14 carries a motor supporting bracket 18 whichserves, together with the brackets15, to support themotor at threepoints. In making the two portions of the baseit has been foundconvenient Y to arrange the various supporting members in the properrelative positions and cast the brackets around them, thus forming thebrackets and secur-v ing them to the tubular members with one and thesame operation. The members 6, 7 and 17 project beyond their respectiveportions of the base and thus conveniently serve as handles by which thedifferent portions of the unit may be conveniently transported fromplace to place.

As seen clearly in Fig. 3, the pump is of the usual type having a casing20 detachablv secured tothe pump supporting brackets in the usualmanner, and an operating lever 21 for the diaphragm fulcrumed upon thecasing at 22. The motor is of the small portable gasolene type indicatedat 4 and base with the operating a large gear 24 through suitableconnections, the gear 24 serving to operate a pitman 25 which isoperatively connected with the lever 21 toactuate the same when themotor and pump are positioned in operative relationto one another. Thetwo portions of the base are secured together by a pair of connectinglinks 26 and 27 secured respectively to the pump and motor and connectedby-a bolt 28 which may be easily removed to allow the portions of thebase to be separated when desired. This construction has many and. ovious advantages as it may be manufactured cheaply, is light, owing tothe skeleton construction, rigid,

' and firmlysupports the pumping unit in close proximity to the ground.Furthermore, it is easily separated and each portion of the base servesas a convenient means for transporting, the two portions of the unitfrom one placeto another, after which they may be readily arranged inoperative position. This last feature is of extreme importance as itmust be remembered that the weight of the motor and pump together isconsiderable and in many casesit is much easier to transport the'tWOparts separately than to transport the pumping unit as a whole. 7

While it is preferred to employ the specific construction andarrangement of parts shown and described, it will be understoodthat thisconstruction and arrangement is not essential except so far as specifiedin the claims, and may be changed or modified Copies of this. patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the, Commissioner ofPatents,

without departing from the broader features :of the invention;

The invention having been described,:what is claimed is r l. A separablebase for a pumping unit comprising a pump supporting part and a motorsupporting part each having parallel supporting members telescopingwithin one another when the two parts are operatively connected toposition. the pump and motor in operative relation and projecting toserve as handles for the convenient transportation of the unit whendesired.

2.. A separablebase for apumping unit 2' comprising a pump supportingpart 'andya motor support ng parteach havmgsupportmg members secured bytransverse rods to 'form a substantially rectangular. skeleton frame,the supporting members telescoping when in operative relation andpromoting from the frame toserve-as handles forthe transportation. ofthe unit.

3. Aseparable base for a pumpingvunit comprising a pump supporting partand a motor supporting part each having parallel- Washington, D. 0.

